[Geology2] Re: 20 Years Later, Mt. Spurr Eruption Proves Seminal in Tracking of Ash Clouds

Rick,

Just uploaded the .pdf of Alaskan volcanoes. Hope this helps with your geo-hunting.

Lin


--- In geology2@yahoogroups.com, Rick Bates <HappyMoosePhoto@...> wrote:
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> That would require Internet to work. Today we had a rain caused outage of phone and data on the AT&T network, mostly no coverage at all (cold too). Otherwise, the app sounds cool; I'll check it out. Thanks.
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> Moving to near Ninilchik (near Homer) tomorrow. Should be better phone/data (perhaps even some wifi) since we'll be closer to towns/highway but also nearer to people (we're almost the only ones here now).
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> We could barely see a few miles of Cook Inlet today through the wx, no volcano viewing options. Wednesday is sposedta be nicer. If we fly over to Kodiak/Katmai or similar, we'll see volcanoes (VERY spendy).
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> If you Google "Captain Cook State Rec. Park", you'll see where we are (100 yards from the high tide line). The closest town is Nikiski, ten miles away (on a 'paved' road!).
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> We've been further off grid this trip; Google "Coldfoot" which is pure BFE (Dalton Hwy/'Haul Road' where 'road' is a generous appellation) and an AWESOME place to be (Gates of the Arctic and and Kenuti NP, 200+ miles above Fairbanks, 70 or so above the Arctic Circle). ;-)
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> But then it's easier for me to understand mooses or bears'es than some people. Critter behavior is at least usually predictable and they broadcast their mood and intent if you know how to read it. :-/
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> Rick
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> Tiny iPhone keypad, sorry for typos
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> On Aug 20, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Victor G Healey <vic.nospam@...> wrote:
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> > There is an iPad/iPhone app called Dark Skies that is cool. Dark Skies can push you an alert a few minutes before it is going to start raining at your exact current location.
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> > Dark Skies can predict for how long to the minute and how much will rain/snow fall on you.
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> > You have to see the app and its display. Dark Skies is slick!
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> > I punched in your location and Dark Skies said something like 40 days...
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> > On Aug 20, 2012, at 12:48 PM, Rick Bates <HappyMoosePhoto@...> wrote:
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> > format for the iPhone would be helpful. AT&T Edge (marginal phone coverage too) here at the site; 3G is 10 miles away in Nikiski. We're at Captain Cook SRP if you want to look it up.
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> > So far the forecast is dead wrong, steady rain the last 5-6 hours. Visibility across the inlet isn't good (morning coffee/living room view).
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